Sound of Noise

Sound of Noise

Year: 2012

Runtime: 102 min

Language: Swedish

Directors: Johannes Stjärne Nilsson, Ola Simonsson

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A police officer with a deep aversion to music is thrown into a bewildering case when a group of unconventional musicians begins a disruptive sonic attack on the city. As his life descends into chaos, the officer must confront his unusual phobia and unravel the mystery behind the escalating sound disturbances. He finds himself navigating a complex investigation where the lines between rhythm and reason blur, forcing him to understand the power of music in a way he never anticipated.

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A band of six anarchist drummers, spearheaded by the talented Sanna Persson, alongside their conductor Magnus, embark on a quirky journey to create music from everyday objects typically overlooked as potential instruments. With a clever fusion of ingenuity and humor, they meticulously design a concert featuring four whimsically named movements to be performed across the city, while dodging the relentless pursuit of Amadeus Warnebring, a tone-deaf policeman coming from an esteemed musical lineage, who harbors a strong disdain for any form of music.

Their escapades kick off in a surgery room, where they ingeniously utilize a famous TV reporter who is undergoing hemorrhoid surgery as part of their performance. Next, they set their sights on a bank, engaging in an unorthodox act where they seemingly hold the employees and clients hostage to creatively manipulate the environment for sound—feeding banknotes into a shredding machine to produce a unique bass sound. The adventure continues outside an opera house, where they rally the power of bulldozers to create rhythmic thuds against the ground near a fountain, culminating in a spectacular crescendo where they topple the fountain itself.

The finale of their artistic journey sees the group suspended from high-tension power lines, treating the cables as if they were violins, adding to their unconventional musicality. However, as the chase intensifies, Warnebring comes to a pivotal realization that the sound created by the anarchists escapes his hearing. This leads him to concoct a scheme to compel the drummers to turn the entire city into an instrument, strategically manipulating the power supply to achieve his goal. Despite his efforts, Persson experiences a transformation, discovering that the ambient melodies surrounding her have become vibrant, whereas Warnebring perceives nothing but silence. In a twist of fate, the film concludes with the anarchists banished from the city, performing as a lounge act, while Warnebring finds solace in a silent orchestral concert elsewhere, leaving their musical experiment forever destined to be a mere echo in his world.

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